Ein herrlich lustvoller Rosenkavalier in Leipzig

By Michael Vieth, 28 April 2019

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“Schirmer modellierte zarten Schmelz im Separée und seliges Sinnen im Walzertakt”

Reviewed at Oper Leipzig, Leipzig on 26 April 2019

Strauss R., Der Rosenkavalier

Oper Leipzig

Ulf Schirmer, Conductor

Alfred Kirchner, Director

Marcel Keller, Set Designer

Joachim Herzog, Costume Designer

Kathrin Göring, Feldmarschallin

Olena Tokar, Sophie

Wallis Giunta, Octavian

Mathias Hausmann, Herr von Faninal

Karl-Heinz Lehner, Baron Ochs

Daniela Köhler, Marianne

Karin Lovelius, Annina

Dan Karlström, An innkeeper

Martin Petzold, Feldmarschallin's Major-Domo

Kyungho Kim, Italian Singer

Patrick Vogel, Valzacchi

Sven Hjörleifsson, Faninal's Major-Domo

Torsten Süring, Faninal's Major-Domo

Sejong Chang, Notary, Police inspector

Franz Gürtelschmied, A vendor of pets

Thomas Eitler-de Lint, Choirmaster / chorus director

Sophie Bauer, Choirmaster / chorus director

Oper Leipzig Chorus

Leipzig Opera Children's Chorus

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

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Michael Vieth

Michael Vieth ist Physiker und hat viele Jahre in der Zentralen Forschung der Siemens AG in Erlangen und München an magnetischen Speichern und Sensoren gearbeitet. Auch von klassischer Musik magnetisiert, singt er seit seinem Studium in Göttingen in großen Kantoreien und Chorprojekten; eine besondere Vorliebe hat sich zu Motetten der Renaissance und der Moderne entwickelt. Daneben faszinieren ihn Auftritte und Programme kleiner Vokal-Ensembles.

Ein herrlich lustvoller Rosenkavalier an der Oper Leipzig